Dust

icfireballicfireball
Posted:
in Genius Bar edited January 2014
A while ago I posted about my Mac Pro crashing frequently and other anomalies. I finally gave in and contacted AppleCare. The first time they suggested either sending it off to them (which I couldn't do at that point in time -- too busy) or doing an archive and install. I did an archive and install and it didn't help at all. So I contacted AppleCare again, and the guy I talked to basically said that it was probably a hardware problem (which I had already surmised) and that I should bring it into an Apple-authorized retailer. Towards the end of the conversation though, he did mention that I should open up the Mac Pro and check for dust build up. I did this, found about 1/4 inch of dust on the GPU air intake. After I removed the dust, the Mac Pro has been back to normal.



So the nemesis? Dust.

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 2
    regreg Posts: 832member
    That is why we never put our towers on the floor any more.
  • Reply 2 of 2
    icfireballicfireball Posts: 2,594member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by reg View Post


    That is why we never put our towers on the floor any more.



    I guess I should consider moving my tower to somewhere other than the floor then.
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